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17 June 2026

Author: Freddie Whittaker

Year 10 numbers dip at UTCs despite claims to the contrary

The organisation behind the university technical college programme has claimed the number of 14-year-olds studying at the institutions is on the up – although its own figures show a different picture. A spokesperson for the Baker Dearing Educational Trust told our sister title, FE Week, that year 10 recruitment at the 14 to 19 institutions […]

Hammond鈥檚 鈥榣ittle extras鈥� may not go directly to schools

Academy trusts will be able to pool the money their schools are awarded from the £400 million “little extras” pot and dish it out as they deem appropriate, Schools Week understands. Philip Hammond, the chancellor, pledged the in-year bonus during last week’s budget, suggesting the money could be spent on computers or whiteboards. He said […]

Heads question methods of glossy Westminster mag that charges 拢3,500 for exposure

A glossy magazine that charges schools thousands of pounds to be featured in its pages has been accused of misleading headteachers over its links to parliament. School leaders across England received letters last month telling them they had been selected to appear in The Parliamentary Review and attend a gala event in Westminster with politicians […]

Teachers ‘in danger’ as schools step up to tackle knife crime

Schools are being forced to put teachers in harm’s way in the battle to keep pupils safe from knife crime as police cuts bite, a Schools Week investigation has found. Headteachers have also rejected recent calls for schools to stagger the times they send pupils home to tackle violence between pupils in the evenings, instead […]

Government reveals triggers for new school support programme

The government has officially revealed the triggers for offers of optional improvement “support” for struggling schools, after scaling back its intervention model earlier this year. According to new Department for Education guidance, schools found to be meeting the new criteria, which are based on existing coasting and floor standards, will be offered up to three days […]

Requests for KS2 SATs marking reviews fall

The Department for Education has reported a fall in the proportion of SATs marks that prompted reviews of marking this year. New figures released today show that in 2018, review applications were made for 1 per cent of total tests taken at key stage 2, down from 1.4 per cent last year. The proportion of […]

Schools need at least 拢4bn more funding, MPs told

Headteachers and union leaders have told MPs that schools need between £4 billion and £8 million added to their annual budgets to cope with rising costs. Appearing in front of the parliamentary education committee, witnesses from across the schools community gave their estimates for the increase to the core schools budget that’s needed. Although the […]

Age is ‘no barrier’ to teachers’ ability, finds long-awaited working longer review

The age of teachers has no “noticeable effect” on pupil performance, but school staff need more support and clearer guidance to support an age-diverse workforce, according to a new report into the effectiveness of older teachers. The long-awaited teachers working longer report has finally been published today, four years after it was commissioned by Nicky Morgan. […]

Ofqual: ‘Not possible’ to use non-exam assessment in computer science

Non-exam assessments may never return to computer science GCSEs, after Ofqual admitted it is “not possible” to use them to assess programming skills in a way that is “manageable, reliable and fair”. The supervised coursework element of the qualification has already been removed for pupils taking their exams in 2019 and 2020, after tasks from […]